Do you think you read everything the same way? What are the different things you can read everyday?

What is fiction? Fiction is fake ideas can be about real people but the details and events are made up by the writer read for fun

Types of Fiction Poetry Plays Narrative Text – Realistic fiction – Fairytale – Fantasy – Folktale – Historical fiction – Science fiction

What is non-fiction? What is the purpose of non-fiction writing? Non-fiction is not fake informs the reader about REAL events, people, places, and times OR tries to persuade the reader to see the author’s feelings or point of view Sometimes called INFORMATIONAL TEXT

Narrative (tells a true story) – diaries – biographies INFORMATIONAL (expository) – articles (newspapers, magazines…) – reference books (encyclopedias, almanac…) – textbooks Persuasive (promotes an opinion or feeling) – advertisements – editorial Everyday text – menus – coupons – directions – flyers Types of Non-Fiction

Characteristics of Each Type of Writing fiction fiction/nonfiction nonfiction characters setting plot text features headings subtitles bold words italics underlined words table of context glossary index charts and graphs theme main idea (author’s purpose) supporting details can have chapters and titles

It doesn’t matter what you read, nonfiction OR fiction, as long as you take the time read …… using your HDTV